proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Amphrȳsus
Amphrȳsus m sg (genitive Amphrȳsī)
Classical[amˈpʰryː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[amˈfriː.s̬us]
Meaning
- a small river in Thessaly, Greece, celebrated in mythology as the river on the banks of which Apollo fed the flocks of king Admetus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Amphrȳsus | — |
| genitive | Amphrȳsī | — |
| dative | Amphrȳsō | — |
| accusative | Amphrȳsum | — |
| ablative | Amphrȳsō | — |
| vocative | Amphrȳse | — |
Amphrȳsus or -ŏs, i, m., = Ἀμφρυσός,
I. a small river in the Thessalian province of Phthiotis, near which Apollo fed the flocks of Admetus, Ov. M. 1, 580; 7, 229; Verg. G. 3, 2.—
II. Derivv.
A. Am-phrȳsĭus, a, um, adj., belonging to Amphrysus, or, poet. transf., to Apollo:
vates, i. e. the Sibyl, Verg. A. 6, 398.—B. Am-phrȳsĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:
gramen, Stat. S. 1, 4, 105.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Amphrȳsus or Amphrȳsos ī, m
, Ἀμφρυσός, a small river of Thessaly, V., O.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Ἄμφρυσος (Ámphrusos).